Ghana
Ghana/Republic of Ghana Capital Accra (2.3M) Population 25M (105.8/km2) Life expectancy 62 years HIV/AIDS 1.8% Literacy 58% Lang(s) Asante 15%, Ewe 13%, Fante 10%, Boron (Brong) 5%, Dagomba 4%, Dangme 4%, Dagarte (Dagaba), 4%, Akyem 3%, Ga 3%, Akuapem 3%, other (inc. English OFFICIAL) 36% Religions Christian 69%, Muslim 16%, Trad. 9%, other 1%, none 6% Ethnic Groups Akan 45%, Mole-Dagbon 15%, Ewe 12%, Ga-Dangme 7%, Guan 4%, Gurma 4%, Grusi 3%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other < 10% Gov’t Constitutional Democracy GDP/cap $3,100 PCVs 1961-present (first to host PCVs); health, water sanitation, education, small business development, environment. Volunteers in country: 143; total to date: 4,199. Nat’l holiday Independence Day, 6 March (1957) |  Brekumanso, Ghana For many years, the village of Brekumanso had a small school made of bamboo, mud and tin where students crowded into open classrooms. Thanks to a grant, a new, larger school has been built. Here, on the day of the new school’s dedication, two women gaze into a classroom window. Are they wishing they could have attended school when they were girls? Perhaps they are thinking of the bright futures of their children who will attend classes in this brand new school. |
Adult Books
I Was Never Here and This Never Happened
by Dorinda Hafner
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Ten Speed Press; Softcover Ed edition (February 6, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0898156416
Book Description
Ghana native Hafner, host of A Taste of Africa, a cooking program on Australian television, mixes recipes, stories from her homeland and personal anecdotes in this eclectic 1996 memoir.
Kids' Books
Kofi and His Magic
by Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 42 pages
ISBN-10: 0-375-82566-5
Age Range: 6–9 years
Publisher: New York: Crown, 2003
Films
Film:Emmanuel's Gift
Directors: (2005)
Music
ADOWA dance (7:11 min)
Amakye Dede: Bebrebe yi (2:31 min)
Recipes
Focus Word
Focus Word for 2013 - "Friendship"
Ewe: Homye (HOHN-yay)Dangme: Huerbormi (h’way-BOH-me)
Ga: Nanyofemo (nah-nyo-FAY-mo)
Twi: Enanfuo (eh-nahn-FOO-ah) or Adanfuo (ah-dahn-FOO-ah)
